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|title=Environment-Plastics== | |title=Environment-Plastics== | ||
=====Health impacts of microplastic exposure===== | |||
[https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-03388-7 by Karen O’Leary 13/12/24 naturemedicine] | |||
Microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) are everywhere — the oceans, air, soil and food supply — but evidence of their effects on human tissues and organs has been limited mostly to preclinical analyses. In March, a prospective observational study examined carotid plaque specimens from 257 people who underwent a surgical procedure to unblock arteries — and identified MNPs (specifically, polyethylene and polyvinyl chloride) in the carotid artery plaques of more than half of all participants. | |||
=====Chewing gum can shed microplastics into saliva, research finds===== | =====Chewing gum can shed microplastics into saliva, research finds===== | ||
[https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/25/health/gum-microplastics-study-wellness by Kristen Rogers 25/3/25 CNN Health] | [https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/25/health/gum-microplastics-study-wellness by Kristen Rogers 25/3/25 CNN Health] | ||
